The Week Ahead

SAT 16Penny Social Benefit
BEACON
1 – 5 p.m. VFW Building
413 Main St. | 845-831-5161
arfbeacon.org
There will be raffles, door prizes and gift baskets, vintage goods and pet supplies to raise funds for the Animal Rescue Foundation. Calling begins at 3 p.m. Lunch and snacks will be available.

TUES 19Pillowcases for the Homeless
GARRISON
5:30 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library
472 Route 403 | 845-424-3020
Individuals or parent/child teams are invited to join Polly and Lucille to make a pillowcase for the homeless and one to take home. Register by phone.

SUN 24Maple Syrup Day
COLD SPRING
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Little Stony Point
3011 Route 9D | littlestonypoint.org
This annual event will feature a pancake breakfast and demonstration of how maple syrup is made, as well as live music by members of the Breakneck Ridge Revue.

SAT 16Restaurant Week
HUDSON VALLEY
valleytable.com/hvrw
Seven restaurants in the Highlands have signed on to participate in the annual Hudson Valley Restaurant Week organized by The Valley Table. The event, which runs daily through SUN 24, features nearly 200 restaurants offering three-course, prix-fixe lunches for $22.95 and dinners for $32.95. Local restaurants include Baja 328, Melzingah Tap House, The Pandorica and The Roundhouse in Beacon and Cathryn’s Tuscan Grill, the Hudson House River Inn and Riverview in Cold Spring.

KIDS & FAMILY

THURS 21Screenagers
COLD SPRING
6:30 p.m. Haldane Auditorium
15 Craigside Drive | 845-265-9254
haldaneschool.org
A 2017 study calculated that the average teen spends about 6.5 hours a day looking at screens. This 2016 documentary about growing up in the digital age delves into the impact of tech and how families can empower young people to stay in control. Child care will be provided. Free

SAT 23Middle School Mayhem
BEACON
Noon – 3 p.m. Howland Public Library
313 Main St. | 845-831-1134
beaconlibrary.org
Join D. R. Whitehead for the launch of Taylor’s Party Dilemma, the first in her Middle School Mayhem series of children’s books.

FRI 22You Are the Apple of My Eye
BEACON
7 p.m. Howland Public Library
313 Main St. | 845-831-1134
beaconlibrary.org
This romantic coming-of-age story, released in 2011 and shown as part of the library’s International Film Series, follows a group of Taiwanese teens who are in love with the same girl. Free

SAT 16Meet the Artist: Marianne Engberg
BEACON
2:30 – 5 p.m. Buster Levi Gallery
121 Main St. | busterlevigallery.com
Engberg’s photograph, “Butterfly” (2005) is part of the Works on Paper show at the gallery. It was the starting point for a series illustrating an edition of the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen.

SAT 16Desert Queen
BEACON
5 – 9 p.m. Catalyst Gallery
137 Main St. | 845-204-3844
This show of new paintings by Rebecca Pry, an illustrator based in Warwick, were inspired by trips she took last year to New Mexico and Morocco. Pry will talk about her work at 2 p.m. on SUN 17. The exhibit continues through WED 20.

SUN 17Figurative Sculpture in Social Critique
PEEKSKILL
3:30 p.m. Hudson Valley MOCA
1701 E. Main St. | 914-788-0100
hudsonvalleymoca.org
Panelists will discuss the use of the body as medium and message in sculptural practice before exploring the Straus Family Collection and the process and challenges of curating a private collection into a museum exhibition. The panel is free with admission. See site to reserve a seat. Cost: $10 ($5 seniors, student, children eight and older, younger children and members free)

TUES 19Folded Paper Crafts
GARRISON
6 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library
472 Route 403 | 845-424-3020
desmondfishlibrary.org
Beth Vardy will demonstrate how to make paper assemblages, dioramas, dolls and other crafts in this new, monthly workshop for people in their 20s and 30s. Free

SAT 23Working OverTime
BEACON
5 – 8 p.m. No. 3 Reading Room
469 Main St. | photobookworks.com
Clarence Morgan and David Rich, longtime colleagues, explore in their works on paper the meanings of “overtime.” The artists will talk about their work at 2 p.m. on SUN 24.

TALKS & TOURS

TUES 19Bullet Journals 101
BEACON
6:30 p.m. Howland Public Library
313 Main St. | 845-831-1134
beaconlibrary.org
Anna Mondello will explain how to create a journal to help you organize, plan and prioritize. Free

WED 20What Ever Happened to My White Picket Fence?
BEACON
1 p.m. Howland Public Library
313 Main St. | 845-831-1134
beaconlibrary.org
Janet Johnson Schiff, a special-education teacher for 25 years, will read from and discuss her memoir, which details the brain tumor that caused OCD behavior that wreaked havoc on her career.

WED 20First Day of Spring Moon Walk
CORNWALL
7 p.m. Outdoor Discovery Center
100 Muser Drive | 845-534-5506 x204
hhnm.org
The last full moon of winter intersects with the first day of spring. Frogs might be singing and the earth is softening. Dress appropriately and bring a headlamp or flashlight if possible. Registration required. Cost: $8 ($6 children, members $6/$4)

FRI 22Mappy Hour
COLD SPRING
6 p.m. Putnam History Museum
63 Chestnut St. | 845-265-4010
bit.ly/phm-mappy
Richard Saunders from Hudson Rogue will discuss the history of the area as participants view early maps from the museum’s collection. Reservations recommended. Cost: $25

SAT 23Embodied Equity Project
BEACON
1 p.m. Beahive | 291 Main St.
embodiedequityproject.com
This four-hour experimental workshop will bring white people together for anti-racism exercises and “accountable community practices” to help them become “more useful and active in the growing multiracial coalition to end racism.” Cost: $40 to $100

SAT 23Diary of the Chapel’s Architect
COLD SPRING
3 p.m. Chapel Restoration | 45 Market St.
845-265-5537 | chapelrestoration.org
In 1832, an 18-year-old English immigrant named Thomas Kelah Wharton designed what is now the Chapel Restoration. Steve Walton, a professor of history at Michigan Tech, and Michael Armstrong, a former board president of Chapel Restoration, edited Wharton’s journals for a book published earlier this year by SUNY Press. They will speak at the Chapel as part of the Sunset Reading Series.

MUSIC

SAT 16Music of the Gilded Age in the Hudson Valley
BEACON
4 p.m. St. Andrew’s Church
15 South Ave. | 845-765-3012
howlandmusic.org
This pop-up concert, sponsored by the Howland Chamber Music Circle, will feature saxophonist Christopher Brellochs and pianist Cynthia Peterson performing an 1879 composition by English immigrant Caryl Florio and piano pieces by American composers Louis Moreau Gottschalk and Ulysses J. Alsdorf. Free

SAT 16Jazz Vespers
COLD SPRING
5:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church
10 Academy St. | 845-265-3220
presbychurchcoldspring.org
In a program to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and the vernal equinox, vocalist Marty Elkins will be joined by Dale DeMarco on flute, clarinet and sax; Lew Scott on bass; Paul Beretta on drums; and Tom McCoy on piano. Free

SUN 17Flash Company
BEACON
7 p.m. Towne Crier | 379 Main St.
845-855-1300 | townecrier.com
Formed in 2015, this Hudson Valley band will perform both traditional and modern Celtic music for St. Patrick’s Day. Cost: $15 ($20 door)

SAT 23Dean Friedman
PEEKSKILL
8 p.m. Central Market Dramatic Hall
900 Main St.
eventbrite.com/dean-friedman
Friedman will be performing, on guitar and keyboards, songs from his four-decade career, including radio hits and fan favorites from his eight albums. Cost: $19.50 to $27.50

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